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Year End Round-Up

2007-12-30T21:19:00.000-08:00

I've been pretty lousy at keeping up this blog this year. I've decided to do year end retrospective to let myself not feel so guilty about it. These are photos that I took this year, that I quite liked, but never got around to post. As there are more than a few, I put them on flickr. Click on the picture below to take a look. Happy New Year!

1st Place!

2007-08-01T22:02:00.000-07:00

This is actually from the night before they took first place....don't judge me!

How The West Was Won.

2007-06-10T20:54:00.000-07:00

I just got back from Las Vegas a week ago. Some friends wanted to meet up out there, and it gave me a good excuse to finally take the road trip I've always wanted to take. I have never really been out west. I've been to Vegas before, but I've never really seen anything out there. It is without a doubt the best trip I've ever taken. Once in Colorado, and then thru Utah, it is mile after mile of constant amazement and awe. I've seen pictures and movies of it before, obviously. But neither can adequately prepare you for the sheer scale of it all. It's graceful, majestic, humbling, breath taking, and many other fine adjectives. If you haven't done so already, take a drive out that way.

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Looptopia....kinda lame.

2007-05-13T20:06:00.000-07:00

So I checked out Looptopia last friday. The concept seemed cool, and I was pretty excited about it. So I got downtown around midnightish, and there was nothing really going on. Except a bunch of drunk college kids being fairly entertaining at millennium park. There may have been stuff going on, but the organization was such that I had no idea what it was. So, not too impressed. Got a cool picture of the bean out of it anyway...

Busy Day

2007-05-05T21:12:00.000-07:00

It was a good day today. I went to the art institute this morning to see a new exhibit , The Earth As It Was. They had a lot of really good prints including some by Ansel Adams and William Clift.

After, I got some lunch at Melrose Diner and discovered in The Reader that there was a Sci-Fi film fest going on at The Music Box. Hopped over there, and saw three really good films, including "The Day the Earth Stood Still". I had never seen it before and really enjoyed it. One of the stars of the movie, Patricia Neal, was there. She was super funny in an old hollywood film star kinda way.

Anyway, the last two photos are from the music box, and the others are from around the town.

I feel fine.

2007-04-26T20:45:00.000-07:00

Part of what I like about pictures, is that they are the records of things that will not always be around. Signs like that of the Rainbow Hotel's days are numbered. That's just the way it is. I hope I'll look at these pictures in twenty years and think fondly of that sign.

Foggy London Town...in Chicago.

2006-12-23T12:44:00.000-08:00

It's been really mild in Chicago for the last week or so. It's gave us some really beautiful foggy days. As I haven't been out taking pictures in a while, I thought I'd take advantage of it.

Skyline and Signage

2006-10-07T21:47:00.000-07:00

My favorite view of Chicago is at night, right outside of the Adler Planetarium. Its hard to explain why that is. I think the thing of it is, is that it is the only place where I really feel the citys granduer. It fills your entire field of view and it's stunning.

I also like the old signs. I hope they never get taken down.

That's the way we are. We are pigs.

2006-10-01T21:28:00.000-07:00

I often wonder what ones motivation is for throwing trash into the lake. Is it accidental? Is it just not giving a shit? I'm just not sure.

I think it goes like this. I've got this garbage...I don't want this garbage anymore...There isn't a garbage can within 10 feet of me...There is a large body of water...things sink in water...When things sink, I can no longer see them...When I don't see them, they don't exist...I shall place this garbage in the large body of water ridding the world of this abomination...Gee, I like myself.

Something along those lines anyway.

Downtown!

2006-07-30T20:01:00.000-07:00

I went downtown today. I intended to take more river pictures for my sister, but that didn't really happen. The river is a horrible thing, and I hate it very very much.

About the birds...apparently they congregate at this point along upper wacker drive because they are waiting for the "old man" who feeds them. And whence he comes, they flock to him and on him while he feeds them. Then when he leaves, the birds follow him. This is the story I recieved from a mildly drunk man that I awoke while taking the pictures. I believe him. I do.

Oh, and this is that last picture of the corn cob building I'll post. Maybe. I just like the shapes.

THINK

2006-07-22T12:11:00.000-07:00

Just out and about close to home.

This place initially grabbed my attention because of the lighting as I walked by. I only saw the "Think" sign in photoshop, which is my new favorite part of the scene.

I liked the name of the stand..."The Fantastic". I'm pretty sure they fight evil after a long day of preparing fruity things.

Scenics

2006-07-16T10:31:00.000-07:00

Here are some recent landscapes. The powerlines and egret(or whatever that bird is) are from a resevoir across the street from where I work. The hayfield was taken somewhere on the route from Chicago to Galena, IL.

Vanity!

2006-07-15T21:17:00.000-07:00

It's my self portrait. Hey, I just give the people what they want. Because the people just want me trapped in a droplet of water. I hate the people.

Chicago River

2006-07-09T16:35:00.000-07:00

I was asked for the Chicago River themed pictures by my sister. It's harder than you think. I found myself wanting to get so much into one photo, that most of them just came out cluttered looking. I've got to attempt a sparser tact. The ones posted here came out ok, but I don't want it to be my final interpretation of the river. It's funny, I'm just noticing that two don't really have the river in them at all. But those buildings are on the river, so it still counts. Because I say so. More later.

Laundry Day

2006-07-05T18:42:00.000-07:00

I could prolong it no longer. The laundry had to be done. Rejoice ye who hath your own laundry apparatus, for thine quarters stay within tight grasp. I will exchange pictures for a washer and dryer, if anyone is interested.

Camper Van Beethoven - (I Was Born In A) Laundromat

2006-07-04T16:38:00.000-07:00

Montrose Harbor, Chicago

These are from a couple of weeks ago. I spent the day at the lake as I am prone to do. Here's proof.

2006-07-04T15:49:00.000-07:00

Little Saigon, Chicago

Today I walked over to Little Saigon. It wasn't as interesting to me on the outside as I was hoping. The part I most enjoyed was in one of the food markets. Here are a few photos I took inside.